Sentu Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Malaysia1201:245,78513,930
India701:10,958,077204,613
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sentu (17,495) may also be a first name.

Sentu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sentu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sentu (Bengali: সেন্টু, Hindi: सेन्टू, Marathi: सटु, Oriya: େସୂ, Tibetan: སྲིན་ཏུ།) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sentu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sentu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 392,160th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,079,319 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sentu live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sentu is also the 41,661st most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 17,495 people.

This surname is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 252,546. Apart from Bangladesh Sentu occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senteu911,208/
Shentu91812/
Sentou91157/
Sentui91127/
Sentut9182/
Senthu9159/
Sjentu9128/
Sentus9112/
Sentuz919/
Sentau916/
Sentuy914/
Sgentu911/
Sentup911/
Sentouh83278/
Saentui83152/
Sentout83151/
Sentous8391/
Senthui8310/
Seuntou831/
Sientou831/
Sentuha831/
Sintu801,539/
Jentu80250/
Gentu8035/
Zentu8015/
Centu8012/
Semtu802/
Shntu801/
Sîntu801/
Sentuuha771/
Ssentuha771/
Sintuj731,143/
Scintu731,084/
Zentou73873/
Sintau73396/
Sinthu73302/
Chentu73246/
Sintus73189/
Centus73130/
Shintu73126/
Gentou7372/
Sintou7357/
Sentoo7334/
Jentau7329/
Gentuh7315/
Zentus7314/
Sintuu7310/
Zhentu7310/
Jentus738/
Sintut737/
Gentus737/
Gemntu735/
Sintud733/
Şentut732/
Centuz731/
Centeu731/
Sinttu731/
Sinteu731/
Gentui731/
Şentuğ731/
Semtup731/
Sintuy731/
Sjintu731/
Simntu731/
Semtui731/
Syntus730/
Ssentuuha711/
Schintu671,181/
Zentout67516/
Djentuh67359/
Gentaud676/
Chentou676/
Centaus675/
Cntu675/
Sintuus674/
Senthoo672/
Chesntu672/
Jntu672/
Xgemntu671/
Djentou671/
Djenteu671/
Genteux671/
Gentaus671/
Gentouh671/
Shintou671/
Sinttau671/

Sentu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sentu in the Tibetan language
སྲིན་ཏུ།sintu-
Sentu in the Bengali language
সেন্টুsentu92.49
সেণ্টুsentu5.57
সেন্তূsentu0.36
সেন্টূsentu0.36
সেনটুsenatu0.24
সেন্তুsentu0.24
ছেন্টুchentu0.12
সেণ্ট্টুsenttu0.12
চেন্টুcentu0.12
সেণ্টূsentu0.12
সেনতুsenatu0.12
সিন্টুsintu0.12
Sentu in the Hindi language
सेन्टूsentu62.11
सेंतूsentu15.79
सेन्टुsentu10.53
सेन्तुsentu3.16
सेन्तूsentu2.11
सेंतुsentu2.11
सिन्टूsintu2.11
सेंटूsentu1.05
सेंटुsentu1.05
Sentu in the Oriya language
େସୂesu50
େସନ୍ଟୁesantu50
Sentu in the Marathi language
सटुsatu28.57
सेन्टूsentu14.29
सेन्तुsentu11.43
सतूsatu11.43
सटूsatu11.43
सेन्टुsentu8.57
सेन्तूsentu5.71
सेन्sen2.86
सन्तुsantu2.86
सन्टुsantu2.86

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sentu
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